Sederi 29
Sederi 29 — 2019
EDITOR
Ana Sáez-Hidalgo
MANAGING EDITOR
Keith Gregor
REVIEW EDITOR
María José Mora
ISSN 1135-7789
A.S.G. Edwards, “William Forrest: Poetry, politics, script and power.” SEDERI 29 (2019): 163–78.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34136/sederi.2019.7 Download PDF
Abstract
This article examines the poetic and scribal activities of the sixteenth-century poet and scribe William Forrest. Forrest’s works survive in a number of manuscripts that he prepared himself, some for presentation to specific individuals, some for less definable purposes. The article assesses his achievements as a scribe and manuscript producer over several decades.
Keywords: William Forrest; manuscript; autograph; poetry; paleography
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